Last Updated on November 25, 2013
ROSEnet (Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy) has recently released a series of interesting Briefing Paper. The first five of these Briefs considers each of the different domains of exclusion that can occur in later life. The…
The Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare will take place in Jönköping, Sweden on 27-28 August 2020. The conference gathers Nordic and international researchers and developers in the field. There will be presentations and introductions…
In the follow up of our previous cooperation with patients’ and professionals’ organisations in the area of cancer, Eurocarers is supporting a campaign asking to prioritise cancer-related complications and comorbidities, coordinated by the European Cancer Patient Coalition. Cancer-related complications and…
AgeingFit is a European annual event fostering innovation in the healthy ageing sector, offering stakeholders a space for discussion and networking. The event focuses on innovation in the fields of prevention, autonomous living, active and healthy ageing, home-based care and residential…
I've such a bad conscience when I feel that now I leave my mother when I know she's drunk, and then you should sit there in the school, listen to the teacher and try to do your best (David, 17…
In Flanders, young carers gathered on February 4 to start a movement for Young Carers: ZoJong! Vzw (‘So Young!’). Their goal? Offer a digital platform for Young Carers where they can share their story, find more information,… (www.zojong.be). Also they…
People with dementia (PwD) are often excluded from intergenerational social activities due to stigmatization. The generation gap is constantly widening while young people are losing their interest to participate in volunteering actions concerning elderly people. The Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” program…
In recent years social policy field has been focusing more on the long term care provision in Estonia. Alongside the wider framework informal care and the possibilities to value and support the informal carers receive special attention in 2020. Ministry…
The Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) is an alliance of ten young carer services or ‘projects’ within Hampshire (UK), with the common aim of supporting young carers within the county Using an allocation of The Big Lottery funding, HYCA commissioned…
The promotion program of the Federal Office of Public Health aims to study the situation and needs of family caregivers. It must make it possible to develop offers of support and discharge adapted to needs so that family caregivers can,…
